Not quite as relentless as the two legs of their semi-final against Barcelona but fairly unremitting all the same. See what happened when these sides met in the first leg of their 2013 semi-final in Munich. Once again, they had to defend with great togetherness and commitment and their opponents were left to wonder how on earth they had not turned their superiority into goals. Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Recall Fernando Torres' breakaway goal at Camp Nou in the 2011/12 semi-finals. Lahm went first and scored to Čech's left, as Čech got his fingertips to the ball but was unable to keep it out. Ricardo Santos (Portugal) See Zinédine Zidane's amazing goal from the 2002 UEFA Champions League final for Real Madrid as never before, from every angle imaginable. Chelsea remporte la coupe à l'issue de la séance de tirs au but. [30] Ryan Bertrand also got his initial first-team start as a left winger ahead of his regular left back position. The first good chance of extra time was when Ivica Olić inside the box passed to Gómez but his shot was wide. This may not be the most exhilarating Chelsea team but nobody can dispute their resolve because those final dramatic moments told only part of the story on a night when Cech also saved Robben's penalty in the first period of extra time. As winners, Chelsea took part in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, losing 4–1 to Atlético Madrid, the winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. Olić was next, but Čech, who had guessed the correct direction for every Bayern penalty up to that point, saved to his left - Olic's final competitive kick for Bayern. [10], During the match, the stadium was illuminated in green and turquoise to represent the official UEFA emblem of the Munich final, as the outer shell of the Allianz Arena can change colour. Players union FIFPro appealed to UEFA to allow the players with yellow cards to play, seeing the punishment of "missing the match of your life" as too harsh; UEFA rejected the appeal and stated the rule would not be reviewed for at least three years. With some better finishing, the game would never have reached extra time. 07/05/2012 Live Bayern welcome Chelsea for final showdown. Chelsea players plead for Roberto Di Matteo to be given permanent post, Chelsea return to heroes' welcome at Stamford Bridge, Petr Cech does his homework and Chelsea earn final dividends, Five things that helped Chelsea to the Champions League trophy, Chelsea dressing room became an outpouring of long pent-up emotion, Bayern Munich left frustrated by Chelsea's crucial double barrier, Petr Cech acclaims Chelsea's defiant run to Champions League glory, Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand reveals how secret videos inspired players, Tom Jenkins's pictures from the Champions League final. Sat 19 May 2012 17.51 EDT As tenants of the Arena, this meant Bayern were the first finalists to have home advantage since 1984. Lampard was next and he hit a hard shot down the middle. Additional assistant referees: Petr Cech started the turnaround by saving from Ivica Olic and with Bayern's next effort Bastian Schweinsteiger's shot came back off the post. [7] In doing so, they became the first London club to win the tournament, the fifth English club and 22nd overall. Next was Gómez, who drilled his shot into the bottom-right corner. With a chance to tie the shoot-out, Cole slotted his kick into the bottom-right corner, just out of Neuer's reach, leveling the scores at 3–3 and hastening sudden death. [21], The UEFA Champions Festival was held at Munich's Olympiapark from 16–19 May. Bayern were making their ninth appearance in the competition's final, having won four and lost four, most recently losing in 2010. Chelsea, in stark contrast, rarely threatened the opposition's goal but it was probably inevitable when two-thirds of the stadium was bedecked in red and their opponents had so many accomplished players. Chelsea had to endure some intense pressure. Even then, Olic will wonder how he missed the chance that fell to him, unchallenged, after 108 minutes of mostly one-sided action. Both teams progressed to the knockout stages by finishing top of their group. Bayern kept pushing Chelsea to the limit but missed sitters from Mario Gómez, who sent his shot over the bar; and Robben, who was blocked at the last second by Gary Cahill. Duarte Gomes (Portugal), following season's Champions League competition, Chelsea F.C. Later, Drogba fouled Franck Ribéry in the penalty area, injuring him and earning Bayern a penalty; Robben took it, but his shot was saved by Čech. There were, however, plenty of contenders. La finale de la Ligue des Champions 2012 est la cinquante-septième finale de la Ligue des champions de l'UEFA.Disputée le 19 mai 2012 à l'Allianz Arena de Munich (), elle oppose le club allemand du Bayern Munich au club anglais de Chelsea qui ont respectivement éliminés en demi-finale le Real Madrid et le FC Barcelone. Cole showed, once again, that he is one of the great big-game footballers and behind them they had a goalkeeper delivering a giant performance. Fans' Man of the Match: They gave everything and finally, when it was all done, they had the European Cup in their possession and a night that will go straight in at No1 in their list of great triumphs from the Roman Abramovich era. Recall the goal by Kostas Manolas which completed a comeback against all the odds in 2018. [26][27] Terry was suspended after being sent off in the semi-final, which automatically excludes a player from the final. The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA. Mata's corner was whipped across the penalty area and Drogba was fast and decisive, flashing his header into the top corner. While that was Chelsea's only Champions League final, Bayern had previously played in eight Champions League/European Cup finals, winning four (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001) and losing four (1982, 1987, 1999 and 2010). Chelsea may not have offered a great deal going forward but they played as though affronted by the suggestion that Terry's absence would play a critical part. "[29] UEFA confirmed that Chelsea captain Terry would be allowed to lift the trophy should Chelsea win, in spite of his suspension. [citation needed], The two teams each received 17,500 tickets to distribute to their supporters. Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrés Iniesta and David Silva all feature in this collection of stunning strikes. [9] On each previous occasion, a European Cup final held in Munich had produced a first-time winner of the competition (Nottingham Forest, Olympique Marseille and Borussia Dortmund). It was a silly trip from Drogba and Robben struck his penalty cleanly enough, low to Cech's left. Watch the best of the action from the first leg in this classic round of 16 tie from 2014/15. Watch the top ten UEFA Champions League goals of 2017/18, featuring Bale, Griezmann and Ronaldo. Match info On the other, Franck Ribéry was a constant menace until he was injured in the foul by Drogba that gave Robben the chance to win the game against his former club. An error occurred while playing the video. Both clubs had players missing due to suspensions; Bayern were missing David Alaba, Holger Badstuber and Luiz Gustavo, while Chelsea were without Branislav Ivanović, Raul Meireles, Ramires and John Terry. Chelsea also represented UEFA at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semi-final stage; however, they were beaten 1–0 by Corinthians in the final. Bayern were making their ninth appearance in the … No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks. Watch the highlights of Chelsea’s dramatic triumph against Bayern in Munich. Assistant referees: Chelsea won a free kick just outside the area in the 93rd minute, but Drogba smashed it over. [7], The victory marked not only Chelsea's first ever European Cup, but also the first time a London team had won the competition – previously, aside from Chelsea's 2008 defeat to United, which was the last time an English club had won the competition, Arsenal had also lost the 2006 final in Paris against Barcelona. [18], The match marked the fourth time that a team had played at their home ground in the history of the European Cup, after 1957, 1965 and 1984, and the first time since the tournament was rebranded to the UEFA Champions League. Ten of the Bayern 18 had earlier been in their squad that lost the 2010 final, although only four started both games: Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller. Bayern took the lead late in the second half through Thomas Müller,[6] but Didier Drogba equalised for Chelsea five minutes later to take the game to extra time, in which Arjen Robben missed an awarded penalty, Petr Čech saving the low drive. Jorge Sousa (Portugal) For this reason, fans of Bayern Munich called the match "Finale dahoam" (Bavarian for "final at home"). This was the sixth time that an English side and a German side had met in a European Cup/Champions League final; the other occasions were 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1999. It proved to be his final kick as a Chelsea player until his return in 2014. Bayern then beat Basel, Marseille and Real Madrid to reach the final, while Chelsea knocked out Napoli, Benfica and defending champions Barcelona. This was a patched-up side in many ways, with John Terry watching from the stands, another three players suspended and two centre-backs coming back from month-long layoffs. In midfield, Lampard curbed his natural attacking instincts to play a more conservative role alongside Mikel John Obi. [7] Bayern took Müller off and replaced him with Daniel Van Buyten in an attempt to shore up the defence, but on 88 minutes, Drogba was first to a Juan Mata corner and powered a header past Manuel Neuer for the equaliser. Chelsea were appearing in their second final, having lost their first in 2008. [11], To reach the final, in the knockout phase Bayern defeated Basel, Marseille, and Real Madrid (3–1 on penalties after a 3–3 aggregate score),[12] while Chelsea overcame Napoli,[13] Benfica,[14] and the defending champions Barcelona (3–2 on aggregate). Chelsea joue 3 autres compétitions en plus du championnat, la FA Cup , la Carling Cup et la Ligue des champions . See how Real Madrid took a stranglehold on this classic quarter-final in 2014. The stadium was hosting its first major European final. Compo Chelsea-Juventus : Oscar grille Mata, Hazard est là . Watch some of the highlights of Bayern's UEFA Champions League winning season. The teams stayed level at 1–1 and the match went to a penalty shoot-out, which Chelsea won 4–3 to clinch their first Champions League title. The game went to extra time. Cech smothered the shot and was first to the loose ball and for the first time you could detect the nerves from the end where Bayern's most beery, boisterous fans had produced a banner before kick-off describing the cup as unser pokal – our trophy. These are the moments Chelsea will always cherish and never forget. Publié le 18 avril 2012 à 19h50 par La rédaction mis à jour le 30 octobre 2012 à 15h52 . Zlatan Ibrahimović, Toni Kroos and Yaya Touré feature in this collection of stunners. In 2008, after Drogba had been sent off in extra time, captain Terry stood in as Chelsea's fifth penalty taker with a chance to win but hit the outside of the post with his kick. Watch the goal at Wembley that gave Bayern glory in this all-German affair. [20], The UEFA Champions League Anthem was performed by German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and violinist David Garrett. Chelsea, however, also had chances, with Salomon Kalou nearly finishing at the near post. [7] In the second half of extra time, Olić attempted to set up Van Buyten instead of taking a shot and the ball rolled wide of Čech's far post. Di Matteo had set up Chelsea to play very much as the "away" team, meaning Drogba was often isolated in attack. ... 17/05/2012 Live Heynckes puts Bayern odds at 50-50. Arjen Robben's goal proved the difference in a match both teams ended with ten men. The match was to decide the winner of the 2011–12 season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament. It was a rare form of euphoria on a night when, just like Moscow four years ago, it came down to the gut-wrenching drama of a penalty shootout. 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First published on Sat 19 May 2012 17.51 EDT. Chelsea's Petr Cech had studied Bayern Munich's penalty-takers in detail before saving two spot-kicks in the shoot-out Published: 20 May 2012 Petr Cech does his homework and Chelsea … The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match which took place on Saturday, 19 May 2012 between Bayern Munich of Germany and Chelsea of England at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Rewind to the 2013/14 season and a fine strike by Mohamed Salah, as Basel got a surprise win at Stamford Bridge. A further 7,000 tickets were available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com, with prices between €70 and €370. Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimović, a goal from near halfway by Inter's Dejan Stanković and more. Recall the strike for Real Madrid which even had opposition Juventus fans applauding. The Olympiastadion in Munich, the previous home of Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, hosted three European Cup finals; in 1979, 1993 and 1997. Their tactics were epitomised by Ryan Bertrand's involvement on the left of midfield, often doubling up with Cole so that Chelsea effectively had two full-backs in close proximity to Robben. Juan Mata's effort had been saved by Manuel Neuer and at that point Roberto Di Matteo's players knew they were on the brink of walking past the European Cup and not being allowed to touch the silver. Bayern took the lead in the 83rd minute, when Toni Kroos crossed in to Müller, who headed the ball down into the ground, causing it to bounce over Čech and in off the crossbar. [8] The stadium, which opened in 2005, was then the home stadium of both Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, and was used for six matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup including the opening match. David Luiz took Chelsea's second penalty and scored with a powerful shot into the top corner after a long run up. In the end, you would have to say the manager got it spot on. The victory also allowed them to enter the following season's Champions League competition (having failed to qualify for it by their league finishing position) at the expense of London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who would otherwise have entered the competition having finished fourth in the Premier League. The trophy was being adorned with red and white ribbons by the time Drogba headed in the equaliser and when it was all over the Bayern players were on their knees. This was the first time since 2007 that neither of the participants were champions of their domestic league. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA's 53 national football associations, and commercial and broadcast partners. Mata took Chelsea's first penalty and his weak shot was saved by Neuer. [24] A second public screening was planned on the Theresienwiese, where the famous Oktoberfest takes place.[25]. The match was to decide the winner of the 2011–12 season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament. Watch Leroy Sané score a fantastic long-range goal for Schalke against Real Madrid in 2015. Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Goalkeeper Neuer took Bayern's third penalty, and Čech went the right way again but was unable to keep his opposite number's low shot from creeping past him into the bottom-left corner. Schweinsteiger, who had scored Bayern's decisive fifth penalty against Real Madrid's Iker Casillas in the semi-finals, was their fifth penalty taker again, but Čech tipped his effort onto the post to leave Chelsea one kick away from winning the trophy. L'absence de Gérard Piqué est. The clubs had only met each other once in Europe before, with Chelsea winning 6–5 on aggregate in the quarter-finals of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. What happened next was extraordinary and went against everything we know about the efficiency of Bundesliga clubs and penalties. [22] An official public screening of the final took place at the Olympiastadion during the match,[23] with capacity for 65,000 fans, including a section for Chelsea supporters. Chelsea's owner held Di Matteo in an emotional clinch that makes you wonder how he could possibly now move on the Italian this summer. What should not be overlooked is that Bayern are formidable opponents on this ground, with only two home defeats here in the Bundesliga, 49 goals scored and six conceded. At that stage who could have imagined Terry would be walking up the steps to help Lampard lift the trophy? David Luiz and Gary Cahill were outstanding. Chelsea's goalkeeper seemed to fill the entire goal at times and probably had legitimate claims to be recognised as the most heroic figure. [citation needed], For the first time since 2008, when Chelsea had lost to Manchester United, the European Cup would be decided by penalties. A lesser side would have hoisted the white flag but what has become very apparent since Di Matteo took over from André Villas-Boas is that is not the way of this Chelsea team. All rights reserved. [15], Both teams reached the final having already lost out in their domestic leagues (the Bundesliga and Premier League respectively), but having also reached the final of their domestic cup competitions (the DFB-Pokal and FA Cup respectively), to be played prior to the Champions League Final. On one side, Robben was an indefatigable opponent, picking up the ball from deep positions and driving forward. [citation needed], Bayern had control for most of the match, with Robben having the best chance, which Čech deflected onto the frame of the goal with his legs. The other six all received yellow cards in the semi-finals, which took them over the limit of a third yellow card of the competition, which triggers an automatic suspension from the next match. Fourth official: [7], UEFA Man of the Match: Eight of the Chelsea squad had been in their losing 2008 squad, including four who started both games: Petr Čech, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. [19], Former German player Paul Breitner was named as the ambassador for the final. Now in the same position, Drogba sent Neuer the wrong way and put his kick into the bottom-left corner to win it for Chelsea. The Allianz Arena was announced by UEFA as the venue of the 2012 final on 30 January 2010, although the stadium was referred to as "Fußball Arena München" for the match, as UEFA does not recognise sponsorship by companies that are not among its partner organisations. Gareth Bale, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Patrick Kluivert are just three of the players remembered for their match-winning impacts off the bench. 19/05/2012 Live Chelsea desire the difference for Di Matteo. David Luiz, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole had all beaten Neuer and suddenly, almost implausibly, it was left to Didier Drogba with probably the last kick of his last match for the club. See what happened in the first leg of this classic Champions League semi-final from 2012. Didier Drogba (Chelsea)[1] High in the stands Abramovich could be seen doing that little uncoordinated hop and skip, reminding us that for all the money in the world there is no possible value that can be put on this kind of occasion. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. [28] Ivanović stated how he "had no idea [he] was one booking away from missing the Champions League final. It was the first Champions League final to be held at the Allianz Arena (known as Fußball Arena München for the final). They played with great adventure, attacking from the flanks. Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) [17], Both clubs had lost their most recent Champions League final – Bayern in 2010 to Inter Milan 2–0 and Chelsea in 2008 in an all-English clash with Manchester United on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Watch Lionel Messi's brilliant solo strike for Barcelona against their big rivals in the 2010/11 Champions League semi-finals. What a parting gift the Ivorian may have left considering that it was also his 88th-minute goal that had dragged this final into extra time, just as Thomas Müller's goal looked like giving Bayern their fifth victory in this competition. Only two of the 36 players had previously been in a winning squad in a Champions League final: Chelsea's Paulo Ferreira and José Bosingwa were in the Porto squad in 2004. Their resistance broke only once, on 83 minutes, when Müller stole in behind Cole to score with a stooping header. Then the penalties arrived and with their first three attempts, Philipp Lahm, Mario Gomez and, remarkably, Neuer, all scored. Chelsea players have urged Roman Abramovich to make Roberto Di Matteo permanent manager after the club's European Cup triumph over Bayern Munich, Available for everyone, funded by readers, Fans of Champions League victors take to the streets of west London to celebrate club's greatest moment, Chelsea's Petr Cech had studied Bayern Munich's penalty-takers in detail before saving two spot-kicks in the shoot-out, Five things that helped Chelsea win the Champions League trophy. Compos Chelsea-Barça : Piqué absent, Drogba préféré à Torres. It was also Bayern's fourth time facing an English side in the European Cup/Champions League final, having won in 1975 vs. Leeds United and lost in 1982 vs. Aston Villa and 1999 to Manchester United. Chelsea won the FA Cup by defeating Liverpool 2–1,[16] while Bayern lost the Final of the DFB-Pokal 5–2 to Borussia Dortmund. Turn the clock back ten years to the last meeting between these sides and a special night for Bayern's Ivica Olić. The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match which took place on Saturday, 19 May 2012 between Bayern Munich of Germany and Chelsea of England at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Chronologie Saison précédente Saison suivante modifier La saison 2011-2012 du Chelsea FC est la 97 e saison consécutive du club en Premier League . Arjen Robben could barely be lifted from the turf and Schweinsteiger's personal grief had started even before Drogba began the long walk from the centre circle to the penalty area. Petr Čech (Chelsea)[2]